817.00/6124: Telegram
The Minister in Nicaragua (Eberhardt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:22 p.m.]
410. The National Board of Elections completed the final canvass of the vote today. Its decision was unanimous in the case of every department except Bluefields, where the Conservative member of the National Board refused to vote for the approval of the report of the departmental board although the Conservative member of the latter had concurred therein. His objection was based on the exclusion of the votes of a few Nicaraguans admittedly resident in Costa Rica and the admission of those of four Creoles born in Nicaragua but registered in the British consulate.
The last departmental report to be approved was that of Granada where it was necessary to make full investigation of the election in the district of Nandaime. There the Liberal candidate for Deputy had won by one vote on the first count but since the investigation revealed that five Liberal votes had been improperly admitted, the National Board this morning unanimously declared the Conservative candidate elected. This will mean a Conservative majority of five in the Chamber of Deputies.
Moncada and Aguado will be formally notified of their election tomorrow. Certificates of election will be issued to them and to the members of the Congress-elect. The latter are also being notified by telegraph. The preliminary sessions for passing on the credentials of the members of Congress will begin December 10th.
[Paraphrase.] Except possibly in the case of the congressional district of San Juan del Sur, Department of Bluefields, where Chamorro’s nephew was the defeated candidate for Deputy, there is no apparent reason for anticipating that the Conservatives will refuse to abide by the outcome of the election. [End paraphrase.]